The Yves Saint Laurent Museum dedicates an exhibition to Betty Catroux "Féminin Singulier" evokes the relationship between Monsieur Yves and his muse
Tall, skinny, blonde, charming and bold. When, during an evening in 1967 at New Jimmy's, Yves Saint Laurent's eyes looked at Betty Catroux, it was the beginning of an endless and symbiotic relationship. He called her his female double, she with her androgynous beauty inspired his most iconic creations: the tuxedo, the safari jacket, the jumpsuit, the trench coat, the pantsuit.
She's perfect in my clothes. Just what I like. Long, long, long.
Yves declared while Betty replied:
I’ve always been captivated by what’s masculine. Always wore jeans, a man’s jacket… I don’t feel like a girl or a boy, but more in a seductive position when dressed in boy’s clothes.
Together they shaped the history of fashion.
